Torch Song Trilogy
New Line Home Video

May 4th, 2004

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Rating: 4.8 / 5.0 (86 votes)

Released: 2004-05-04
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Torch Song Trilogy by New Line Home Video

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Director Paul Bogart	Studio New Line Home Video	Runtime 120	Rated R (Restricted)	Binding DVD

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Description

An on-screen adaptation of the Tony- award-winning play about a Jewish homosexual who, except for a different sexual preference, goes through the same struggles of love, jealousy and self-doubt that affect us all.

Actors

Brian Kerwin
Matthew Broderick
Karen Young
Ken Page
Harvey Fierstein

Format

Closed-captioned
Color
NTSC

Editorial Review

Harvey Fierstein had a smash hit on Broadway with the stage version of this story about a drag queen, but whatever the magic there was doesn't show up in this film adaptation. (Fierstein allegedly couldn't line up an A-list or even B-list director in 1988 to tackle the gay story line, so he agreed to work with Paul Bogart, a ubiquitous television director but an undistinguished feature filmmaker.) Fierstein's performance is fine, but likely a shadow of his live work, while Anne Bancroft is very strong in the role of his character's mother. Matthew Broderick went against the tide of fear shared by most Hollywood actors at the time about playing gay characters. The times have certainly changed since then. –Tom Keogh